Posts Tagged “IRISL”

The first South Korean ship will be delivered to Iran in March 2018 based on a deal to buy 10 Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCV) from the Asian state, announced the managing director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL). Mohammad Saeedi added it is a 14,500 TEU container ship built by South…

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) and the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) have signed an outline agreement to cooperate on developing Iran’s shipbuilding industry. Based on the deal with IDRO, Daewoo shipbuilding will construct a shipyard and related facilities in Iran, according to Yonhap News Agency….

Alphaliner has listed the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) as the 20th operator among the top 100 container lines, with a total capacity of 99,867 TEUs over 47 ships. Information from the corporate website indicates tonnage ranging from 1,000 to 6,500 TEUs, but it appears that most of its current fleet is under…

A large portion of Iran’s shipping fleet has regained Protection & Indemnity (P&I) insurance from Steamship Mutual. Jonathan Andrews, Director & Head of Eastern Underwriting in Steamship Mutual, said a considerable number of Iranian vessels have taken out insurance form our company and “we are pleased to observe return of Iranian directors to the board…

Head of container affairs of Shahid Rajaei Port in Hormuzgan Province announced that 17 international container shipping companies have resumed their activities in the port adding that Maersk Line of Denmark and MOL of Japan as well as CMA of France and Messina of Italy will begin operations in the port soon. Also Today Imam…

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HHI) received two deals valued at a combined $1.3 billion (1.52 trillion won) at once at the end of the year. Out of $1.3 billion (1.52 trillion won), it clinched a $700 million (821.1 billion won) order from Iran that marks the Middle Eastern country’s first ship order since international sanctions…

According to a contract signed with Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL), South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Company, Ltd. (HHI) will build mega-container vessels as well as tankers for carrying petroleum products for Iran, IRNA reported on Friday. The contracts were the first of their kinds that Iran has signed after the removal of…

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., a major shipyard in South Korea, looks set to clinch a deal with Iran to supply 10 ships. Under the expected contract, valued at $650 million, with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), Hyundai will build four 14,400 TEU container ships and six 50,000 DWT product tankers, TradeWins, a…

Container shipping firm Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) expects to have regained by the middle of next year the business lost while Iran was subject to international sanctions, its chairman said on Thursday. International sanctions were lifted in January following an agreement with world powers on Tehran’s nuclear program. “Step by step, the…

Iran-Daily: Western insurers are slowly reaching deals with Iran as they seek to reenter a multibillion-dollar market 10 months after the lifting of international sanctions in January. Iran is now in more active talks with insurers to provide cover in a market valued at $9 billion overall last year and potentially double that in the…